5w oil (as recommended)
Tested lot´s of different brands and I prefer Rock Oil over Öhlins and Kayaba
peter
Tested lot´s of different brands and I prefer Rock Oil over Öhlins and Kayaba
peter
Joined Feb 2006
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Durango, Colorado
Another question along these lines. The forks have been tweaked on by White Bros 8 or so years ago, however they no longer work on suspension and can't tell me what was done. Assuming that some degree of valving was changed should I stick with the 5 wt. ???
Thank You
Ron
Thank You
Ron
Joined Oct 2005
935 Posts | 21+
Texas
VIKING said:
I guess eventually we would have every fork oil manufacturer named as a favorite. My personal opinion is that Motorex is WAY over priced and over marketed as the "oil of choice" for KTMs and Husabergs. Believe me Motorex paid a pretty penny for that distinction. I have no problem paying a premium for the best, but the Motorex products I have used have failed to impress me.
A few years ago, Shell was the oil of choice for KTM and Husabergs. I guess their marketing dollars ran out, or Motorex outbid them
Like Viking said, there is no exact set spec for these fluids, so different manufacturers 5w, for example, will vary. It's not by much, and Motorex sure isn't the industry standard so I don't know why their oil would be a "true" 5w any more than any others.
Anyway, still stick with the 5w fork oil, even on your revalved forks.
Joined Jun 2007
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south east WA Australia
big chart of oil viscosities
http://www.peterverdonedesigns.com/lowspeed.htm
not all 5wts are the same.
FWIW I kill belray after 10-15 hours in forks and 15 in the shock if hammered a bit it froths up after 30 min or so and makes the forks seem terrible. Torco has good reviews for anti foaming.
motorex racing 5wt 22.6 Cst
belray 5wt fork oil approx 15 Cst
motul factory line 5 wt is 18 Cst and 2.5wt is 16Cst
anywhere between 15 and 32 Cst works in WP forks. I prefer 22Cst in the berg
HTH
http://www.peterverdonedesigns.com/lowspeed.htm
not all 5wts are the same.
FWIW I kill belray after 10-15 hours in forks and 15 in the shock if hammered a bit it froths up after 30 min or so and makes the forks seem terrible. Torco has good reviews for anti foaming.
motorex racing 5wt 22.6 Cst
belray 5wt fork oil approx 15 Cst
motul factory line 5 wt is 18 Cst and 2.5wt is 16Cst
anywhere between 15 and 32 Cst works in WP forks. I prefer 22Cst in the berg
HTH
Joined Jun 2004
380 Posts | 0+
Sandpoint ID
few thoughts on the subject, some fork oils contains detergent that makes the oil
less shear load resistance now a fork has lots of shear load.
riders in warmer climate don't deal with this but those of us that ride in cold weather
some of the fork oils gets too thick in the cold weather.that's a harsh ride
the motorex oil is god in these aspects that they cost a few dollars more is trivial, that's cost of having a bike that works
later Per
less shear load resistance now a fork has lots of shear load.
riders in warmer climate don't deal with this but those of us that ride in cold weather
some of the fork oils gets too thick in the cold weather.that's a harsh ride
the motorex oil is god in these aspects that they cost a few dollars more is trivial, that's cost of having a bike that works
later Per
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